Japan Press Weekly

Education Ministry exerts pressure on public junior high school in Nagoya

It has come to light that the Education Ministry pressed a Nagoya City-run junior high school to submit personal information of participants and video data regarding a class given by an ex-ministry bureaucrat who testified about Prime Minister Abe’s involvement in the “Kake Gakuen” scandal.

Union workers go on nationwide strike

Union workers across the nation took part in strikes, rallies, and demonstrations in protest against responses (1,500-yen hike in monthly base pay) given by major companies in wage talks.

Alteration of official documents and Nippon Kaigi

The documents regarding the super-discounted sale of state-owned land to school corporation "Moritomo Gakuen" hint at a special relationship between Kagoike Yasunori (then school president) and Mr. and Mrs. Abe. Both Kagoike and Abe are key members of the rightist group "Nippon Kaigi".

Alteration of official documents and Nippon Kaigi

PM Abe's statements to Diet trigger doctoring of 'Moritomo'-related official records

Osaka governor faces fresh public criticism over his role in Moritomo-related scandal

Ex-US official: the memo on N-deployment in Okinawa is genuine

Japan advised by more than 100 countries regarding human rights

 Abe’s wife should explain her involvement in ‘Moritomo’ scandal before Diet

Union workers go on nationwide strike

Large corporations’ 1,500-yen pay hike offer is insufficient to enable Japan’s economic recovery

Education Ministry exerts pressure on public junior high school in Nagoya

4 couples with different last names seek court recognition that same-surname rule is unconstitutional

Court recognizes Okayama city decision ending disability welfare services for man as illegal

Reactivation of Oi NPP sparks public outcry

Kyoto court acknowledges state responsibility for Fukushima nuclear meltdown

JCP criticizes Education Ministry for pressuring local board of education to act as informant

Gov’t and TEPCO again ordered to compensate for Fukushima nuclear disaster damages

JCP: Revision of Tokyo ordinance will lead to human rights violations

JCP welcomes move to hold US-North Korea summit talks